Slap Chop Rap

I think I'm going to start making this a weekly thing. These remixes are just too awesome.

Helvetica Review

Something as obscure as font typefaces couldn't possibly be turned into a movie, can it? Well, it can and at the same, "Holy hell, no flippin' way I'd watch anything like that." I'm a bit in the middle. I was driven by graphic design in the late 90's, but abandoned my love for typeface by the time college came around. It wasn't until recently when IKEA decided to change their fonts on their catalogs to Futura or something that I realized how important typefaces are to people in their everyday lives. And so, I decided to check out Helvetica - a movie dedicated to the most ubiquitous font in my lifetime thus far. The thing is - I found it rather dry. Not only was the subject matter quite difficult to spin into a catchy movie to begin with, but because the exploration of Helvetica simply can't be represented with such hazy generalizations and dull representations in the way it's represented in this movie. A good try, but no cigar. 7.2/10.

God's Hand Makes Boobs Bigger

A quick translation for those interested (or don't understand the flashy DS Lite sound effects and foreign nuances):

*Male interpreter*
Is her, Is her, her is her AGAIN! She is the same, just that a breast size is different!

*The girl speaks*
When I go to the office, I adjust to B cup. Pretty in every sense!

When I hit the streets, I adjust to a C cup. I bedazzle all the people around me!

When I party, I adjust to a D cup. Hot and Fiery!

*Man interpreter comes back*

B, C, D THREE DIFFERENT SIZES! Whaaaaaaa!

Terminator Salvation Review

Ah, MTV generation. This is where I categorize films like Terminator Salvation in. Michael Bay explosions upon explosions, Christian Bale yelling in every scene, and deafening cues from Danny Elfman's score. Everything's so loud, intense, bombastic. For some, this may be perfect. Meanwhile, there are those like me, who are stuck right in the middle - who is willing to accept a barely passable action thriller given there is some type of characteristic twist with the main character, John Connor. Unfortunately, there is none. John is boring, as is the story. But hey, at least there's plenty of explosions to go around, right? 7.0/10.

Schindelhauer Bicicletas

I think I kinda want one. Half fixie. Half practical. And a silky smooth Carbon belt drive that's light, clean, and lubricant-free. More Schindelhauer info here.

Carl Sagan & Stephen Hawking... Autotuned

This is bloody awesome. Really, it is. The duo paints a very brilliant image of sunrise from outer space. Autotune magic at its best.

Carl Sagan & Stephan Hawking - Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remixed) (MP3)

500 Days of Summer Review

This is a story of boy meets girl - without annoying characters, without the cheesy love clichés, and without the downfalls of modern day romantic films. A story both crushing and hopeful. Eloquent and artistic. Beautiful and unattainable. There is very few films out there capable of depicting love in such fashion. And for that, 500 Days is brilliant; it successfully captures the essence of that hard-to-pinpoint human sensation with such poetic vibrancy that you start to ponder your own humanity and life-long frustrations with love, many of which never truly have an answer to. 9.3/10.

Lobster Rage Fist Friday

An instructional guide to Lobster Rage Fists, the cream of crustacean combat tools.

Olympus E-P2 Talk

My first camera was an Olympus. It was a 35mm. A nice little vintage piece that took incredible photos. However, the O-team has long slipped off my radar since I started twiddling with Canon and Panasonic digital cameras back in 1997. Even now, I await my new Panasonic Lumix GF-1 to arrive in the mail so I can get my Bobby Digital on.

However, with a pending announcement set for tomorrow about a possible second attempt at their micro 4/3rds Pen line, I find myself sincerely intrigued once more. Though it's probably just childhood memories driving this interest, but you gotta give it to them - they really know their retro hardware. Let's just hope it shoots as well as it looks.

Update: Nevermind. Looks like its just a minor update with an extra $300 tagged on it. Olympus fail!

User Experience to People

I guess that means we're the geeks responsible for creating all that hocus pocus.

The Italic Poster In Italics

Well, now isn't this plenty nifty? I can't even start to imagine how annoying it must be for the person doing the paper cutting, though. Grab it here and italicize your wallz.

Introducing... The Opera Trailer 3.0

Seriously, I can see myself taking this thing on a Safari. Watching Elephants. Hunting boar. All while blogging from my Macbook Pro.